title: Using Orem's self-care model for asthmatic adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Orem's self-care model on the self-care of adolescents with asthma.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this experimental design, adolescents with asthma (N = 80) received home visits and individualized care based on theory-guided nursing diagnoses. Patients in the experimental group were visited in their homes eight times, and those in the control group were visited two times.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The five self-care skills of medicine usage, peak expiratory flow meter usage, applying an asthma action plan, keeping a daily follow-up schedule, and protecting against triggering factors differed significantly between the first and last visits in the experimental group, whereas the self-care skills of adolescents in the control group did not change.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Applying Orem's self-care model increased the self-care skills of adolescents with asthma.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Gazi University Faculty of Health Science, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naime
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Hicran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çavuşoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009742:Nursing Theory; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescent; Orem's self-care model; asthma; pediatric nursing